Question: I carry a copy of the Qur’an while offering Salah (Prayer) behind the Imam (the one who leads congregational Prayer). It should be noted that I concentrate much and my mind does not go astray, and the moves I make in Salah are only for opening and closing the Qur’an. Is this permissible? I …
Category: Salaah (Prayer)
Ruling on praying in a mosque in which there is a grave
Question: Is it correct to pray in mosques in which there are graves? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Prayers should not be offered in mosques in which there are graves. The graves should be dug up and the remains transferred to the public graveyards, with each set of remains placed in an individual grave as …
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The “prayer of need” and “prayer for memorising the Qur’aan”
Question: I have heard about the "prayer of need" (Salaat al-Haajah) and the "prayer for memorising the Qur.aan". Are these actual prayers or not? Answer: Both of them are not correct. There is no such thing as "prayer of need" or "prayer for memorising the Qur.aan." This is because these kinds of acts of worship …
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Ruling concerning women covering their feet in prayer
Question: What is the proof that women have to cover their feet during prayer for prayer to be accepted? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. The free woman who has attained the age of majority is obliged to cover her entire body during prayer, apart from her face and hands, because all of her is ‘awrah. …
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A woman’s prayer in her home is better
Question: From that which is known is that the prayer of the woman inside her home is better than her praying in the masjid; So if she abandoned praying in al-Masjid al-Haraam (in Makkah) or al-Masjid an-Nabawee (in Madeenah) and (instead) prayed inside her home, would she be rewarded with the multiple reward for the …
A woman correcting the recitation of the Imaam
Question: If a woman prays behind the men and the imaam errs in his recitation of the Qur.aan and no-one corrects him, is the woman allowed to correct him if she knows? Answer: If this occurs during (the recitation of Soorah) al-Faatihah, then it is obligatory upon her to correct him, because if he errs …
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